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For a fifth straight day protests of the Republican National Convention were peaceful. More than 100 demonstrators, many of whom described themselves as anarchists â marched through the streets of downtown Tampa until after midnight, after the convention was over.

The celebrations ended soon after a steady trickle of convention delegates and alternates made their way north on Ashley. Thatâs the scene of the only close encounters between protesters and a few dozen convention-goers. A f...

The Occupy Tampa encampment has come under fire by some community leaders in West Tampa who think itâs an eye sore. Today, the group is cleaning it up along with some other areas in the neighborhood. But theyâre not just doing it to help out their neighbors. Bailey Riley was one of the occupiers who organized the effort. She said itâs also a way to combat rising opinions that people in the movement are anarchists bent on chaos and destruction.

More than 1,000 activists from around the country took to the streets in St. Petersburg yesterday in protest of Republican policies. Marches were planned by two different groups the night before the Republican National Convention begins. But all of the demonstrators came together for one march with an endless list of complaints. Warren Lundquist traveled from Palm Bay on Floridaâs west coast with signs saying Mitt Romney should run for president of China, not the U.S. He said heâs not ...

Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. Iâm Rob Lorei. Coming up today another in our series of interviews about what to expect during the upcoming Republican National Convention in Tampa. Weâll speak with an activist with US Uncut.

But first two listener comments about yesterdayâs program Part of the conversation yesterday was about what to do when you are engaged in a lawful activity and a police officer demands some sort of ID. Hereâs what two listeners had to say.